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20 Jan 2014

The provision of higher education remains the central focus of all Australian universities, and between them the 39 Universities Australia members enrol over 1 million students each year across a range of programs from doctorates to short uncredited community education courses.

Universities Australia has a role to play in creating a policy environment that:

supports students’ ability to succeed in their study without suffering adverse effects from their financial situation,

enables students to move seamlessly into higher education from many pathways,

enables universities to offer a variety of modes of study, and

enables universities to offer academic and non-academic student experiences that enhance a student’s chances of success.

Representative Student Organisations

Universities Australia does not directly support students.

Students in Australia have three peak organisations dedicated to their support and welfare. They are:

The Student Experience

Currently universities provide accommodation for approximately 50,000 students, or 4 per cent of the nation’s domestic and international students. It is often difficult for students to find affordable ...
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An audit of programs was conducted by Alan Olsen of Strategy, Policy and Research in Education (SPRE), with assistance from Rob Malicki of Aim Overseas. Alan completes similar work for the Australian ...
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Technological developments offer greater flexibility in how students access higher education courses, removing barriers of time and place that may prevent participation for some whose personal or geog ...
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In 2016, Rob Lawrence of Prospect Research and Marketing conducted extensive longitudinal research on perceptions of outbound mobility among university students. The results of this research are found ...
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Universities Australia advocates for increased numbers of students to include an international study component into their student experience.
The Australia in the Asian century white paper outlines ...
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In 2008 the university sector admitted 46 per cent of all domestic undergraduate students on the basis of secondary education, 24 per cent on the basis of previous higher education study, 9 per cent o ...
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Rob Lawrence of Prospect Research and Marketing was responsible for the extensive qualitative and quantitative research and analysis into attitudes about student mobility.The target audience of this r ...
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Universities Australia is the peak body representing Australia’s 39 comprehensive universities. It promotes a strong, vibrant and internationally competitive university system to advance Australia’s social and economic prosperity.